Floss case



Aug. 31, 1926.

B. W. NEWMAN Patented Aug. 31, was. I l,59&1@l

UNITED STATEfi ATEN'l Gil- M6 BUSCH W. NEWMAN, F SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA.

FLOSS CASE.

Application filed September 24, 1925. Serial No. 58,341.

The present invention relates to floss 01 projects from the sheetof the section B 5 other thread, and has for its prime object to for engagement with a socket portion 14 of provide a portfolio having detachably the same snap fastener mounted in the secmounted therein a plurality of holders on tion D. It will therefore be seen that floss,

5 which different colored floss or the like may thread, or the like, may be wound about the be mounted. holders 12, and that these holders may be 60 The above object is carried out by an eX- detachably engaged on the sections l3 and ceedingly simple structure, one which will C. The section B may be folded over the prove durable in use, inexpensive to manusection C, and the flat section D folded over 10 facture, convenient, compact, attractive in the section B, and the portions 13 and 14- of appearance, and otherwise well adapted to the snap fastener engaged so that a very 65 the purpose for which it is designed. compact folded portfolio is the result. 0

With the above and numerous other obt is thought-that the construction, utility,

jects in view as will appear as the descripand advantages of the invention will now 15 tion proceeds, the invention resides in cerclearly understood without a more detailed.

a' e A ci .rl us ,r-r o'. aresens em oci- 7 t m not 1 features of cons ruction, and n dc=c pi n the c r The 1 t b l 0 the combination and arrangement of parts ment or the invention has been disclosed in as will be hereinafter more fully described detail merely by way of example since in and claimed. actual practice it attains the features of ad- In the draw1ng: vantage enumerated as desirable in the Figure 1 is a perspective view of the case statement of the invention, and the above 75 embodying the features of my invention. description. It will be apparent that numer- Figure 2 is an open plan view thereof, and one changes in the details of construction,

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail section and in the combination and arrangement taken through a portion thereof with the of parts may be resorted to without depart- .0 B, C, andl). The sections B and C are the I claim as new is:

outer sheet of tlexible material removed. ing from the spirit or scope of the invention so Referring to the drawing in detail, itfas hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of will be seen that the letter A designates the its advantages.

portfolio generally, which includes sections Having thus described the invention, what main sections, while the section D is the flap A case of the class described including a section. The portfolio is formed from an portfolio comprising two flexibly connected outer sheet of suitable flexible material 5, main sections and a flap section flexibly con and an inner sheet of suitable flexible matenected to one of the main sections, said rial 6. The edges of the sheet 5 are folded portfolio being formed from an inner flexiover the edges of the sheet 6 and stitched le sheet and an outer flexible sheet having no thereto as is'indicated at 7. At each section their edges secured together, stiffening pan- B, C, and D of the portfolio, there is pasted els between the sheets one for each main to ,he sheet 6, panels 8 of card board or the section, a plurality of floss holders, snap 40 like. These panels form stiffening elements, fasteners including two series of head porand are disposed between the sheets 5 and 6. tions extending through the panels and A strip of cloth or the like 9 is pasted or through the inner sheets, one series being otherwise fixed to each panel 8 adjacent the disposed adjacent and parallel to the edge upper edge thereof. A series of snap fastenof the main section adjacent the flap sectien ers are associated with the sections B and and the other series being disposed adiacent C. The head portions 10 of these snap to and parallel to the edge of the other main m fasteners pierce the panels 8, and the sheet sect-ion adjacent the main section next to the 6. The socket portions 11 of the snap fastab section, said snap fasteners also includ teners pierce the upper ends of the thread ing sockets mounted in the ends of the holdholders 12, so that said holders may be deers for engagement with the head portions tachably engaged in the portfolio, and more so that the holders may extend longitudiparticularly on the sections B and C thereof nally of the portfolio when open.

in the arrangement clearly shown in Figure In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

2. A head portion 13 of a snap fastener BUSCH V. NEWMAN. 

